Sausage Benedict
Sterling Cafe

Sterling Cafe

825 S State Highway 65, 95648, Lincoln, United States

Cafe • Steak • Diners • Seafood


"Something has changed, maybe new owners? We hadn 't been here in a while and today we were very disappointed with our service. The food was good but two tables seated after us were served before us and were almost finished by the time we got our food. At one point I needed a refill of water and I looked up at two young men one who was the drink server and the other who was making salads. They were chatting. I made eye contact with the salad guy and waved at him and held up my empty cup he looked straight at me and did nothing. No acknowledgment whatsoever. Didn 't let the other guy know that I needed something. The other young man finally turned around and came over. This was after the waitress had said she was going to bring a larger cup of water with more ice and she had never come back with that, although I noticed she found time to goof off and chat for a few minutes with someone in the kitchen. We had been waiting a while for our food and they tried to give us someone else 's food. Waitress was very confused and commented several times that our table number was on the ticket. As if we have something to do with that or maybe we were mistaken about what we ordered. When our food finally came (it was actually quite good, eggs were cooked nicely, potatoes were tasty, bacon was meaty) we commented that it had taken a long time and the waitress said Yeah I was thinking the same thing. I kept looking back there making eye contact with the boss and he didn 't like it What does that even mean? The boss (who was actually her dad also) doesn 't like it when you try to make sure food gets out in a timely manner? Kind of lame to blame the kitchen for everything instead of just apologizing. Which come to think of it, she never actually did apologize for how long it took. They definitely need to work on coordinating their efforts and improve their service. Most likely we will not be back."

Ananda Fuara

Ananda Fuara

1298 Market StCA 94102, San Francisco, United States

Soup • Coffee • Cheese • Ice Cream


"I've come here a handful of times now and have had good food and experience each time. The first time I went, I was warned by several friends who said they had a very strange and awkward experience with the servers, but I haven't experienced that myself. They are perhaps not the friendliest, but I get the feeling that they're going for a minimalistic and zen (maybe too zen level of interaction (i.e. they'll take your order and are helpful if you have questions or need suggestions, and they'll bring you your food, but they're not going to ask you how you are or anything like that). I've enjoyed all the food I've had from here. The Neatloaf (made vegan) was amazingly delicious especially with the mushroom gravy it comes with. There's a reason the Neatloaf Dinner and Neatloaf Sandwich are some of their best sellers. The vegan carne asada (soy-based) tacos were really good as well, and bigger than I expected (you get two). I got the tacos with a cup of dal as part of their lunch special, and the dal was lightly spiced and really good, too. Together, they made for a very filling lunch. Items that are vegan or that can be made vegan are clearly marked on the menu. I only wish it were easier to tell what's gluten-free, though. Only a handful of things are labeled on the menu as gluten-free, but the servers have been able to tell me what's gluten-free and what's not and what can be gluten-free."